Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 13:54:49 -0400 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: 1999 9-3SE shimmy
"HSB" <nav2pilotnospamy.com> wrote in message news:rMydnT4BYqo4CzzdRVn-vgnospamast.com... > I purchased a 1999 9-3SE with 38k miles on it. Lovely car, my third SAAB. > Everything was excellent with the car except (1) I noticed the front right > tire had unusual wear in the inside and (2) the car had a noticeable shimmy > at freeway (50-70mph) speeds. The dealer replaced all four tires, however > the shimmy remained. You can feel the shimmy through the steering wheel and > through the "seat of the pants". It is intermittent; most noticeable when > accelerating though frequently when cruising. You can let off the gas at > "some" freeway speeds and the shake is completely gone and the car is > smooth. It is rarely felt when decelerating. I complained about the > continued shimmy and the dealer replaced the tires with an "upgraded" > brand... though NOT the Pirellis. That did little good. They then checked > and replaced three of the rims. Nothing. They then replaced one of the > half-shafts. Marginal improvement if any. Now when I approach the dealer > they look the other way. I believe they are running out of ideas... and > perhaps desire to troubleshoot this problem. Has anyone experienced > something like this and/or have any ideas? > > Might just be a bad front strut. With no dampener on the front any small bump or wheel imbalance can allow an oscillation to develop in the suspension (usually at around 60mph) which you will feel as shimmy. I had this happen in a 2000 9-3 with 60k miles. When I yanked out the dampeners one was completely limp. After replacement, shimmy is completely gone. -Fred W
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